Fantastic day. Other peaks (e.g. Quandary, North Star) were socked in with weather, but a hole in the clouds above Silverheels allowed sunlight to shine upon us. Relaxing lunch and sunbathe at summit. Climbing Partners: Maryann & Janet plus two strangers from New Mexico. No one else anywhere near the mountain.

Was planning on starting at the standard trailhead to get the extra miles in but Beaver Creek was a little to deep for me to feel comfortable crossing in 35 degree temps at 6:00am. Took the jeep across the creek and up to the 4WD TH. Saw the huge Elk heard that is in the area several times on the ascent and descent - close to 100 animals with a lot of calves - a good sign! FYI - The entire South Ridge route is now clear of snow.

By staying on the ridge top the entire day I was able to get plenty of altitude and stray away from the avalanche cornices on Hoosier Ridges south slopes. Great solo day. Conditions are great on Hoosier Ridge. Snowshoes needed to treeline.

Started out from Hoosier Pass at 8:30 (later than originally intended), then snowshoed up to the ridge and around to the north spur, climbed it to the summit ridge in probably 50 mph winds. Leaning into them, they held us up from falling. Then we descended the NW ridge, climbed over heartbreak hill and back up onto Hoosier Ridge, descending back to the pass, getting to the car about 5pm. Took a little longer than I thought it would, but I had a great time on this winter hike.

Camped at Hoosier Pass at -14F. Climbed with SP member Cgueck via the Hoosier Ridge/North Face Spur. Lots of extra elevation gain, but pretty good snow conditions. We descended the NW ridge and then climbed Heartbreak Hill. Since climbing back up to the ridge would cause us an extra 600 feet of elevation gain and since we just climb Heartbreak Hill, I thought it would be a good idea to make a beeline to Hoosier Pass and cross the basin. Big mistake. We should have climbed back up to the ridge, and I was pretty dumb for suggesting the other route. We had also ditched our snowshoes after the first 30 minutes of the climb in the morning, so we didn't have them. That route sucked, and we got back to the vehicles two hours past the time it got dark and we were both exhausted. I was also sore from the "incident" on North Star the day before. Cold and windy, but not as bad as the day before on North Star.

Silverheels is such a cool mountain! The summit was great and the views were great too. My wife and I had clear skies and heavy wind, but it was a great 4th of July. I've done the East Ridge in the Winter and highly recommend it! Look for moose in the lower elevations below Little Baldy!

Followed the East Ridge route up from Tarryall Creek via the Gold Dust Trail and the road that leads to the Silverheels/Little Baldy saddle. This route was virtually snow-free. A trip report is available here.

Nice Spring day. Snow was firm in the morning but very soft in the afternoon. Windy on top but not too cold. Heartbreak hill is well named and then you get to posthole though the gully all the way back to the car!

Took the standard summer route to avoid most of the snow. Gate was closed at 10360' to keep cars from getting stuck in the afternoon on the muddy road, making for a 13 mile day. Great views and the wind wasn't too bad.

Nice day; not too windy, but lots of post-holing--even with snowshoes! Once on the actual ridge, however, the talus was completely wind-swept and made for a nice walk to the summit. Great views of the entire Tenmile & Mosquito ranges, as well as much of the Front Range.